Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements for employee's father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, foster parent, brother, sister, spouse, child, spouse's child, stepchild, ward of the employee, grand- parent, grandchild, father- in-law, mother-in-law or any relative permanently residing in the employee's household. 1 day for employee's son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in- law or sister-in-law. 3 addi- tional days for travel. call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at the applicable overtime rate to a maximum of 8 hours' pay. probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Safety shoes: $100 every 2 years. Sample rates of pay (current, after 1.5% increase): Band 1: $40,908 rising to $48,109 per year Band 2: $43,792 rising to $51,500 Band 3: $46,881 rising to $55,131 Band 4: $50,185 rising to $59,018 Band 5: $53,723 rising to $63,180 Band 6: $57,511 rising to $67,634 Band 7: $61,566 rising to $72,401 Band 8: $65,906 rising to $77,504 Band 9: $70,552 rising to $82,969 Band 10: $75,526 rising to $88,818 editor's notes: Marriage leave: 5 paid days after 1 year's continuous employment. Compassionate care leave: 8 un- paid weeks. Leave for relocation of spouse: Up to 3 unpaid years of leave when an employee's spouse is relocated. Birth or adoption: 1 paid day. Standby pay: One-half hour for each 4-hour period on standby. Bilingual bonus: $800 per year when the employee meets the language requirements as confirmed by a second language examination. FOOD MANUFACTURING Horizon milling Saskatoon, Sask. (110 mill and office employees) and the United Food and Commercial Workers of Canada (UFCW) renewal agreement: Effec- tive Dec. 1, 2013, to Nov. 30, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Dec. 1, 2013: 3% Effective Dec. 1, 2014: 3% Effective Dec. 1, 2015: 3% Shift premium: $1.30 per hour for maintenance plan- ners who obtain journeyman's papers in traders applicable to plant operators. 50¢ per hour for robot operator duties per- formed on second and third shifts. paid holidays: 11 days, plus 1 floater. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks earned after 1 year of service, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 18 years, 6 weeks after 26 years. Employees hired after July 1, 2008, not eligible to ac- cumulate 6 weeks of vacation. Effective upon ratification, employees who have accrued more than 3 weeks of vacation allowed to request payout of the balance. meal allowance: $15, previ- ously $12, when employee is required to work 3 or more hours beyond regular 8-hour shift. call-in pay: Time and one- half for travel and adjustment time when employee is called back to work, previously paid at straight time. Safety shoes: $170 per year, up from $160. uniforms/clothing: $200 for safety glasses, effective upon ratification. Sample rates of pay, current: Warehouse utility: $27.72 per hour Lift truck operator: $28.07 Elevator operator: $28.41 Mill operator: $30.18 Maintenance tradesman: $35.46 editor's notes: Paid break: Effective upon ratification, 5-minute paid break to shower and change for all plant em- ployees prior to the end of the shift. Licence renewal: 1 paid day for the purpose of taking or writing exams. RECREATION Heritage park Historical Village calgary (70 workers) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 37 renewal agreement: Effec- tive Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 6, 2014: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2% paid holidays: 12 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 2 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 20 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. 3 additional days per year if park is closed between Christmas and New Year's Day. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 40 per week. Time off may be taken in lieu of pay, 1 hour of overtime equals 1 hour of time off. Bereavement leave: 4 paid days for full-time employees, 4 days (2 paid, 2 unpaid) for part-time employees for the death of an immediate fam- ily member. That includes spouse, common-law spouse, child, parent or spouse's par- ent, brother, sister, brother-in- law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandfather, grandmother or grandchild. Seniority – recall rights: 3 months. probationary period: 6 months. Severance: 1 week's wages af- ter 3 years of service, 2 weeks' wages after 2 years of service, 4 weeks' wages after 4 years of service, 5 weeks' wages after 6 years of service, 6 weeks' wages after 8 years of service, 8 weeks' wages after 10 years of service. uniforms/clothing: 4 shirts, 2 pairs of pants, 1 sweater, 1 all-weather coat provided. Em- ployees responsible for main- tenance and will be financially responsible for any damage due to negligence. Sample rates of pay, current: Security guard I: $14.35 per hour, rising in 4 steps to $15.69 Security co-ordinator: $17.86 rising in 2 steps to $20.83 Temporary security guard I: $14.35 Casual functions worker: $13.26 Casual security guard: $14.35 Seasonal security guard I: $14.35 editor's notes: Hours: Hiring of seasonal staff will not reduce the scheduled hours of work for permanent employees.

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